The President's Economic Forum will feature breakout and discussion sessions on key economic issues. Each session will involve approximately 30 participants with diverse points of view, panels will be chaired by a senior government official, and each panel will include guest speakers with special expertise in the panel's subject matter. The panels will address:

Economic Recovery & Job Creation

This panel will discuss the best ways to sustain economic recovery, promote long-term growth and create new jobs. It will be chaired by Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill. Doug McCarron (General President, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America) and Tom Donohue (President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce) will be the panel's guest speakers.

This panel will discuss the President's agenda to usher in a new era of corporate responsibility. It will be chaired by Commerce Secretary Don Evans. Michael Novak (Business ethicist and Director of Social and Political Studies at the American Enterprise Institute) will be the panel's guest speaker.

Michael Useem, Professor of Management, Wharton Business School, University of

Pennsylvania

Small Investors & Retirement Security

This panel will discuss ways to protect pensions, help Americans protect and grow their retirement savings, and protect Social Security for seniors. Glenn Hubbard (Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers) and Ann Combs (Assistant Secretary of Labor for Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration) will chair the panel. Charles Schwab (Chairman and Co-CEO of Charles Schwab Corporation) will be the panel's guest speaker.

This panel will discuss ways to reduce the barriers to growth and the burden of unnecessary red tape for small businesses, that hire the majority of new employees in America. Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels and Small Business Administrator Hector Barreto will chair the panel. Karen Kerrigan (President and Founder, Small Business Survival Committee) will be the panel's guest speaker.

Panel Participants-

Susan Philips Bari, President and Founder, Womens Business Enterprise Council

Ann Brown, President, Lowen Corporation, Hutchinson, KS

Jose Cuevas Jr., President, Jumburrito Inc., Midland, TX

Susan Dudley, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center, George Mason University

Brad Eiffert, Owner, Boone County Lumber Company, Columbia, MO

Jack Faris, President and CEO, National Federation of Independent Business

Lupe Garcia, Owner, Garcia Tire LLC, Santa Cruz, NM

Joy Gay, President, AAR Enterprises, Austin, TX

John Graham, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB

This panel will discuss the importance of education, job training, job flexibility, and other worker proposals to the future prosperity of individuals and our nation. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Rod Paige will chair the panel. John Chambers (President and CEO, Cisco Systems) will be the panel's guest speaker.

This panel will focus on the President's agenda to create better jobs for Americans by opening world markets to U.S. products and services. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman and U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Zoellick will chair the panel. Glen Barton (Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar) will be the panel's guest speaker.

Panel Participants-

Glen Barton, Chairman and CEO, Caterpillar, Peoria, IL

Greg Bentley, President, Chairman and CEO, Bentley Systems, Exton, PA

Jagdish Bhagwati, Professor, Columbia University

Howard Byrdsong, Software Engineer, Intel Corp. Albuquerque, NM

Barb Determan, Owner, Home Run Pork, Early, IA

Marlon Font, Student, Florida International University, Miami, FL

Rudy Galvin, Business Manager, UPS, Lubbock, Texas

James Glassman, American Enterprise Institute

Leytrice Henson, Plant Manager, Folgers Coffee, Sherman, TX

Jerry Jasinowski, President and CEO, National Association of Manufacturing

This panel will discuss ways to increase productivity through technology, thereby creating more and better jobs for American workers. Energy Secretary Spence Abraham will chair the panel with Floyd Kvamme (Co-chair, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology). Dr. Charles Vest (President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) will be the panel's guest speaker.

This panel will discuss rising health care costs and new approaches to make high-quality health care affordable for all Americans. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson will chair the panel. Dr. Bill Roper (Dean, University of North Carolina School of Public Health) will be the panel's guest speaker.